ICON plc Announces Appointment of Professor Dermot Kelleher to the Board of Directors
28 Maio 2008 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a global provider of outsourced development
services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device
industries, today announced the appointment of Professor Dermot
Kelleher as a non-executive Director. Professor Kelleher was
appointed unanimously by ICON�s board of directors and in
accordance with the company�s Articles of Association will stand
for re-election by ICON�s shareholders at the Company�s next annual
general meeting. Professor Kelleher is currently Head of the School
of Medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and Director of the
Institute of Molecular Medicine in Dublin. His research interests
are broad ranging in the fields of Gastroenterology, Immunology and
Molecular Biology and over a distinguished thirty year career he
has led significant research projects in this field. Alongside his
notable academic appointments he has served as a visiting research
scientist with Lilly Research laboratories and has been a founder
of a number of biotechnology companies. �We are delighted to
welcome Professor Dermot Kelleher to the Board of ICON�, commented
Chairman Dr John Climax. �With his extensive experience in clinical
research and in particular his academic insight into novel
medicines, he will prove an invaluable addition to the Board.� ICON
plc is a global provider of outsourced development services to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The
Company specializes in the strategic development, management and
analysis of programs that support clinical development - from
compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. ICON teams have
successfully conducted over 1,900 development projects and over
2,300 consultancy engagements across all major therapeutic areas.
ICON currently has approximately 6,150 employees, operating from 69
locations in 36 countries. Further information is available at
www.iconplc.com.
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